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EP4410556A1 - Barre d'impression et système d'impression - Google Patents

Barre d'impression et système d'impression Download PDF

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EP4410556A1
EP4410556A1 EP23155135.9A EP23155135A EP4410556A1 EP 4410556 A1 EP4410556 A1 EP 4410556A1 EP 23155135 A EP23155135 A EP 23155135A EP 4410556 A1 EP4410556 A1 EP 4410556A1
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guard rail
printbar
base body
printing system
printing
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José-Manuel ROMERO
Roberto Valterio
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Bobst Mex SA
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
    • B41J—TYPEWRITERS; SELECTIVE PRINTING MECHANISMS, i.e. MECHANISMS PRINTING OTHERWISE THAN FROM A FORME; CORRECTION OF TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS
    • B41J2/00—Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed
    • B41J2/005—Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed characterised by bringing liquid or particles selectively into contact with a printing material
    • B41J2/01—Ink jet
    • B41J2/135—Nozzles
    • B41J2/145—Arrangement thereof
    • B41J2/155—Arrangement thereof for line printing
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
    • B41J—TYPEWRITERS; SELECTIVE PRINTING MECHANISMS, i.e. MECHANISMS PRINTING OTHERWISE THAN FROM A FORME; CORRECTION OF TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS
    • B41J11/00—Devices or arrangements  of selective printing mechanisms, e.g. ink-jet printers or thermal printers, for supporting or handling copy material in sheet or web form
    • B41J11/0045—Guides for printing material
    • B41J11/005—Guides in the printing zone, e.g. guides for preventing contact of conveyed sheets with printhead

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  • the invention relates to a printbar for printing on cardboard sheets, comprising a base body and a print head.
  • the invention further relates to a printing system comprising such a printbar.
  • Printing systems comprising a printbar for printing on cardboard sheets are known.
  • the printing heads of these printing systems are very delicate. Thus, great care has to be taken to prevent parts of the cardboard sheets to contact the printing head so the printing head is not damaged.
  • the cardboard sheets are scanned for damaged sections during printing and the printbar is lifted away from the cardboard sheet when a damaged section of cardboard is detected. In this way, the print head can reliably be protected. However, in doing so, the printing is interrupted and the particular cardboard sheet has to be scrapped.
  • the object of the invention is to provide a printbar for printing on cardboard sheets with a print head which is reliably protected from damaged cardboard during printing.
  • the object of the invention is to provide a printing system comprising such a printbar.
  • the invention provides a printbar for printing on cardboard sheets, comprising a base body and a print head.
  • the printbar further has a protection device comprising a guard rail for preventing unintended contact between the print head and the cardboard sheets during printing, the guard rail being fixed to the base body.
  • the guard rail extends in a working direction from a first side of the base body to an opposite second side of the base body.
  • the working direction being the direction the cardboard sheet moves relative to the printbar during printing.
  • the guard rail spans the complete width of the base body and thus likewise protects the print head over its full width.
  • the guard rail is made of a ferromagnetic material, in particular a ferromagnetic metal, and thus can be attracted via magnetic forces.
  • the printbar further comprises a magnet, in particular a permanent magnet, the guard rail being fixed to the base body via the magnet.
  • the guard rail is reliably fixed to the base body in an effective way and further can be detached from the base body and/or displaced to another position relative to the base body without damaging the printbar.
  • the object is also achieved by a printing system comprising a printbar according to the invention which has the above mentioned advantages.
  • the printbar is movable between a work zone and a maintenance zone, in particular in a direction perpendicular to the working direction and/or in a plane parallel to the printing plane a cardboard sheet is positioned in during printing.
  • the printbar can be moved from the work zone to the maintenance zone for maintenance, to move a capping on the print heads to protect the same from dust (from the cardboard and/or to protect the print head, e.g. from a section of cardboard that is damaged in such a way that there is a risk of the cardboard contacting the print head despite the guard rail.
  • the printing system further comprises an adjustment device for positioning the guard rail relative to the base body between a first position and a second position, wherein the first position and the second position are spaced apart from each other in a direction perpendicular to the working direction and/or in a plane parallel to the printing plane a cardboard sheet is positioned in during printing.
  • the guard rail can be positioned such that its protective function is most effective, e.g. opposite one of the edges of the cardboard sheet which are the sections most commonly damaged or warped.
  • the adjustment device comprises a stop for aligning the guard rail when the guard rail is positioned via the adjustment device.
  • a defined position relative to the base body can be achieved with low effort.
  • the stop is adjustable between a first position in which the stop works as a stop for the guard rail and a second position in which the stop does not work as a stop for the guard rail. In this way, the stop can be used when it is needed and does not interfere when it is not needed.
  • the stop can have a U-shaped profile, in particular to contact the guard rail at two spaced apart sections with the legs of the U.
  • the adjustment device comprises an actuator and a holding device attached to the actuator.
  • the holding device is movable by the actuator between a receive position in which the holding device is in a position to receive the guard rail, and a release position in which the holding device releases the guard rail.
  • the adjustment device can pick up and let go of the guard rail to effectively position the guard rail relative to the base body.
  • the adjustment device can comprise an extractor for separating the guard rail from the holding device, when the actuator is moved to the release position, to reliably release the guard rail.
  • the holding device is movable by the actuator to a holding position spatially arranged between the receive position and the release position to hold the guard rail in a stable position when the guard rail is transferred from the first position to the second position.
  • the holding device comprises a magnet, in particular a permanent magnet, wherein the magnet of the holding device has a larger magnetic field than a magnet of the printbar for fixing the guard rail to the base body.
  • the guard rail can be removed from the base body via the holding device by getting the holding device in such close proximity to the guard rail that the attraction of the magnet of the holding device is larger than the attraction of the magnet of the printbar.
  • the protection device comprises two guard rails, one for each cardboard edge extending in working direction.
  • the print head is protected from both cardboard edges at the same time during printing.
  • Figure 1 schematically shows a printing system 10 comprising a rack 12, a control unit 14, a printbar 20 and an adjustment device 22.
  • Printbar 20 is mounted to rack 12 via two tracks 24 (see Figure 2 ) and is movable by control unit 14 along tracks 24 in Y-direction between a work zone 26, an adjustment zone 27 and a maintenance zone 28.
  • the printbar 20 is positioned in the work zone 26, while the maintenance zone 28 is illustrated by the dashed rectangle.
  • adjustment zone 27 is located in Y-direction between work zone 26 and maintenance zone 28.
  • Adjustment device 22 is located in the adjustment zone 27.
  • the printing system 10 is designed for printing via the printbar 20 on a cardboard sheet 30 which is positioned in an X-Y-plane and moved in X-direction relative to the printbar 20 during printing by an appropriate conveyor mechanisms (not shown).
  • the X-direction is the working direction of the printing system 10.
  • the printbar 20 can be moved in X- and Y-direction relative to the cardboard sheet 30 when the printbar is in a maintenance situation.
  • the X-Y-plane forms a printing plane 31 of the printing system 10. This means that the cardboard sheet 30, more specifically the print side of the cardboard sheet 30, extends in the printing plane 31 during printing.
  • printbar 20 comprises a base body 32, a print head 34 housed inside the base body 32 and a protection device 36 for protecting the front 38 of the print head 34 from contact with the cardboard sheet 30 during printing.
  • the protection device 36 has two guard rails 41, 42 which are identical in design.
  • the protection device 36 can comprise any number of guard rails 41, 42, but at least one.
  • each guard rail 41, 42 can be designed individually.
  • Each guard rail 41, 42 has a flat middle section 44, two opposite ends 46 and two end sections 48 which each connect one of the ends 46 with the middle section 44 (see also Figure 5 ).
  • the end sections 48 are designed to flatten or displace damaged sections of cardboard sheet 30 protruding in Z-direction from the printing plane 31 when the cardboard sheet 30 is moved in X-direction relative to the printbar 20 during printing. Thus, preventing contact between the cardboard sheet 30 and the print head 34.
  • each end section 48 has a C-shape.
  • Guard rails 41, 42 are spaced from each other in Y-direction and extend in X-direction form a first side 50 of the base body 32 to an opposite second side 52 of the base body 32.
  • guard rails 41, 42 are made of a ferromagnetic metal, for example stainless steel, in particular martensitic steel.
  • guard rails 41, 42 can be made of any kind of material, in particular any kind of ferromagnetic material.
  • Guard rails 41, 42 are fixed to the base body 32 via two first magnets 54 mounted to the base body 32 at opposite sides from the print head 34 in X-direction.
  • First magnets 54 can be permanent magnets.
  • each first magnet 54 is formed by a magnetic strip running in Y-direction along the base body 32, in particular along the whole distance, i.e. from one end to the other.
  • each first magnet 54 can comprise multiple magnetic elements and/or be designed in any form.
  • first magnets 54 are located in a position in Y-direction relative to the base body 32, which is designed for a guard rail 41, 42 to be fixed to the base body 32 to prevent contact of the front 38 of the print head 34 with cardboard sheets 30 during printing, as described later.
  • first magnets 54 cover at least the relevant sections of the base body 32 depending on the width in Y-direction of the cardboard sheets 30 the printing system 10 is designed for printing on.
  • each side 50, 52 of the base body 32 comprises a guide slot 56 in which the ends 46 of the guard rails 41, 42 project into for guiding the respective guard rail 41, 42 relative to the base body 32.
  • the guide slots 56 are dimensioned in such a way that the ends 46 of the guard rails 41, 42 are spaced apart in Z-direction from a retaining section 58 (see Figure 4 ) of the base body 32 when the guard rails 41, 42 are fixed to the base body 32 via the first magnets 54, so that guard rails 41, 42 can be lifted from the base body 32 against Z-direction for positioning the guard rails 41, 42 relative to the base body 32, as described later.
  • the retaining sections 58 retain the guard rails 41, 42 in Z-direction relative to the base body 32 and thus prevent the guard rails 41, 42 from being detachable from the base body 32 against Z-direction.
  • each guard rail 41, 42 is positioned opposite one of the two side edges 61, 62 of the cardboard sheet 30 extending in X-direction.
  • print head 34 is reliably protected from damaged sections of side edges 61, 62 by guard rails 41, 42 while the section of the print head 34 between the guard rails 41, 42 in Y-direction remains free for printing on the middle section of the cardboard sheet 30, i.e. the section between side edges 61, 62 not covered by guard rails 41, 42 during printing.
  • the position of guard rails 41, 42 relative to the base body 32 is adjustable by adjustment device 22.
  • Adjustment device 22 has two actuators 64 (see Figure 12 ) connected to control unit 14, each actuator 64 comprising an extractor 66 as well as a holding device 68 with a second magnet 70.
  • the second magnets 70 are more powerful than the first magnets 54.
  • second magnets 70 are permanent magnets.
  • Actuators 64 are spaced apart in X-direction, so that the first magnets 54 of the printbar 20 and the second magnets 70 of the actuators 64 are positioned opposite each other in Z-direction when the printbar 20 is located in the adjustment zone 27 (see Figure 12 ).
  • actuators 64 are linear actuators or pneumatic actuators.
  • Each actuator 64 is designed to position in Z-direction its respective holding device 68 in a standby or release position (see Figure 12 ), a receive position (see Figure 13 ) as well as a holding position (see Figure 14 ).
  • the holding position is located in Z-direction between the receive position and the standby or release position.
  • extractors 66 are formed by the rim of a cylindrical section 72 of the respective actuator 64.
  • extractors 66 can be of any design.
  • extractors 66 are positioned in Z-direction between the receive position and the release position.
  • Adjustment device 22 further comprises a stop 74 (see Figure 6 ) and a stop actuator 76 connected to control unit 14. Please note that Figures 1 and 2 do not show stop 74 and stop actuator 76.
  • Stop 74 has a profile in the X-Z-plane in the form of a U (see Figure 11 ) with legs 78.
  • Stop actuator 76 is designed to position the stop 74 in a first position (see Figure 6 ) and a second position (see Figure 8 ) spaced apart in Z-direction.
  • legs 78 extend in Z-direction over the guard rail 41, in particular over end sections 48, when the guard rail 41 is fixed to base body 32 so that stop 74 works as a stop in Y-direction for the guard rail 41.
  • legs 78 do not extend in Z-direction over guard rail 41 when the guard rail 41 is fixed to base body 32 so that stop 74 does not work as a stop for the guard rail 41.
  • guard rail 41 To change the position of guard rail 41 from a first position (see Figure 6 ) to a second position (see Figure 10 ) relative to the base body 32, the following method is used.
  • holding devices 68 are positioned in the release position which forms a standby position, here.
  • Stop 74 is in the first position.
  • Guard rails 41, 42 are fixed to the base body 32 via first magnets 54, spaced apart by a distance d in Y-direction.
  • printbar 20 is moved in Y-direction until guard rail 41 is aligned at stop 74 (see Figures 7 and 12 ), i.e. guard rail 41 extends parallel to stop 74 in X-direction.
  • holding devices 68 are moved in Z-direction to the receive position (see Figure 13 ) and thus in contact with guard rail 41.
  • Stop 74 is moved to a second position (see Figure 8 ) after guard rail 41 has been aligned. This step is optional if stop 74 does not interfere with the positioning of the guard rail 41, as is the case here.
  • base body 32 is moved against Y-direction and thus relative to guard rail 41 which remains fixed to holding devices 68 (see Figure 9 ), until guard rails 41, 42 are spaced apart by a distance D which is larger than distance d, here.
  • holding devices 68 are moved against Z-direction to the release position (see Figure 12 ).
  • guard rail 41 is detached by extractor 66 from the holding devices 68.
  • holding devices 68 release guard rail 41 by moving against Z-direction past the extractor 66 which acts as a stop for the guard rail 41.
  • the distance between the detached guard rail 41 and the first magnets 54 is so low and the first magnets 54 are so powerful that guard rail 41, attracted by the first magnets 54, snaps to the base body 32 and becomes fixed in the second position relative to the base body 32 (see Figure 10 ).
  • guard rail 41 relative to the base body 32 can be adjusted by the adjustment device 22 from the first position with distance d between guard rails 41, 42 to the second position with distance D between guard rails 41, 42.
  • each guard rail 41, 42 can be positioned by the adjustment device 22 in the same way and in both directions, i.e. in or against Y-direction. Also, by positioning the guard rails 41, 42 relative to base body 32, the distance d, D between guard rails 41, 42 can increase, decrease or remain the same.
  • adjustment device 22 comprises a second set of two actuators 64 so that both guard rails 41, 42 can be adjusted at the same time.
  • adjustment device 22 can further comprise a second stop actuator 76 with a second stop 74 so that both guard rails 41, 42 can be aligned at the same time.
  • adjustment device 22 comprises sensors for sensing the orientation and/or proximity of guard rails 41, 42 to the actuators 64 and/or stop 74 to further ensure a defined alignment and precise position of guard rails 41, 42 relative to base body 32.
  • a printbar 20 is provided where the front 38 of print head 34 is reliably protected by the protection device 36 from contact with damaged or warped sections of cardboard sheets 30 during printing.
  • a printing system 10 with printbar 20 is provided where the protection device 36 can be adapted to various formats and sizes of cardboard sheets 30 via the adjustment device 22.

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
EP1024014B1 (fr) * 1999-01-29 2007-02-28 Neopost Limited Mécanisme d'imprimante à jet d'encre
US20150124033A1 (en) * 2012-06-26 2015-05-07 Kevin Lo Media Guide
US20170087847A1 (en) * 2014-05-30 2017-03-30 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. Shroud for a printhead assembly

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* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
EP1024014B1 (fr) * 1999-01-29 2007-02-28 Neopost Limited Mécanisme d'imprimante à jet d'encre
US20150124033A1 (en) * 2012-06-26 2015-05-07 Kevin Lo Media Guide
US20170087847A1 (en) * 2014-05-30 2017-03-30 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. Shroud for a printhead assembly

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